Ferrari has stood second innumerable times in the championship over the years. The harsh reality is that the team only has 26 points on the board. And the two drivers have been losing out because of radio miscommunication or simply just a sluggish car. And the current reality has Carlos Sainz making a last bid of desperate hope to the speed gods up there.
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The Maranello had a bumper season opener when they arrived for the 2022 campaign last year. As things started going downhill, the team began betting on a grand comeback in 2023 which has not been the case as the team has rolled down from second to midfield. While the drivers always go with a “we keep pushing” attitude, Carlos Sainz has said the unthinkable.
As quoted by Danz, resting the debate around who the King of Spain is, Carlos said, “Fernando Alonso is closer to his 33rd win than I am to my 2nd. Aston Martin is a bit better than us, especially in races. If I was at home, I would be supporting him too.”
However, further down the line, he made the most horrid confession wrapped in hope, “We need Red Bull to fail and we need to step up as well to beat AMR and Mercedes.”
Fans cannot accept Carlos Sainz hoping for Red Bull’s failure
A few days ago, Charles Leclerc had laid out the bare minimum he has his focus on, and winning the championship didn’t even come close to that scenario. And now his teammate Sainz has gone a step ahead where losing all hopes of improvement of their team, he now wants the reining champions to lose. Seeing this, the fans welled up with anger. Look at what F1 Twitter has to say.
I say this in the nicest way possible... please shut up
🎙️| Carlos Sainz: “Fernando Alonso is closer to his 33rd win than I am to my 2nd.” “Aston Martin is a bit better than us, especially in races. If I was at home, I would be supporting him too.” “We need Red Bull to fail and we need to step up as well to beat AMR and Mercedes.”
This guy has an awful mentality
The man’s mentality remained the centerpiece of the debate. Fans failed to believe their eyes and ears hearing such a statement.
even without my dislike for him, that's just such a shitty mentality to have 😭 I'd rather have charles say the goal is to beat rbr and challenge for the world championship, atleast it energizes the team and fans!
🎙️| Carlos Sainz: “Fernando Alonso is closer to his 33rd win than I am to my 2nd.” “Aston Martin is a bit better than us, especially in races. If I was at home, I would be supporting him too.” “We need Red Bull to fail and we need to step up as well to beat AMR and Mercedes.”
A very defeatist attitude. Probably not the best way to motivate the factory team
🎙️| Carlos Sainz: “Fernando Alonso is closer to his 33rd win than I am to my 2nd.” “Aston Martin is a bit better than us, especially in races. If I was at home, I would be supporting him too.” “We need Red Bull to fail and we need to step up as well to beat AMR and Mercedes.”
What a "good work mentality": "We need Red Bull to fail".
While every team wants others to not do well and pull one up on them, the state of Ferrari and the zero improvements shown by them is questionable when their driver goes out to make statements where the heads can only hang in shame.
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Do you think it was wise of Carlos to make a prayer of Red Bull’s failure so public? Or is it some sort of mind trick that may be a cover for what is to come?